Organizations and Resources
Directly Related to the Sport of Weightlifting:

ATP's Pro Wrist Straps.
This organization makes a wide variety of straps that are used to secure the
grip on a barbell. I really like the nylon versions, which are reportedly strong
enough to support several thousand pounds. The standard length strap offered by
the company is 24", which is too long for the weightlifter who is doing
lifts like snatches with them. But they will shorten the strap to any length you
desire. A shorter strap, say 16-18", should be more than enough to wrap
around the lifter's wrist and take one turn around the barbell (you should never
take more than one turn as doing so will not permit you to release the bar
quickly by opening the hand - essential when one is trying to get out from under
a missed lift). You can contact APT at. www.prowriststraps.com

Bruce Klemens.139
Longwood Lake Road, Oak Ridge, NJ 07438, USA.. Bruce was a dedicated weightlifter whose
interest in photography developed into a lifelong avocation. Bruce has probably
photographed more weightlifters over al longer period of time than anyone in recent
weightlifting history. His library of photos includes most of good and the great on the
national (US) and international scenes for the past quarter century. If you are looking
for a weightlifting photos contact Bruce.

Bulgarian Coach Available for
Work in the US. A number of coaches from the weightlifting powers of
Eastern Europe have emigrated to the US in recent years. Emilian Iankov
is an accomplished weightlifter and coach. He was a three time National Weightlifting
Champion in Bulgaria (where winning the Nationals was often nearly as difficult as winning
the World Championships because of the caliber of the Bulgarian athletes). Emilian
received a Masters degree in Physical Education is Bulgaria, where he was coach at the
year round training center for the Bulgarian National Junior Teams. Since coming to the
US, he has coached many weightlifters, including Two Time Olympian Mark Henry and many
athletes from other sports (to improve their strength and power). Emilian is seeking a
position as a weightlifting or a strength coach. He can be reached at: 11704 Oak Trail,
Austin, TX 78753 or via e-mail at: E1Iankov@aol.com.

Denis Renos
Weightlifters Newsletter. 30 Cambria Road, West Newton, MA 02165,
USA. Denis has been an athlete, coach, official, administrator, meet director and all
around promoter of weightlifting for many years. He began publishing his newsletter in the
1970s and it has become a leader in its field in terms of furnishing the quickest printed
meet results. Denis includes a lot of his own opinions and publishes many letters to the
editor. His publication includes national and international results in serves as a forum
for the exchange of ideas in weightlifting. Denis says what he thinks and this has made
him unpopular in certain circles, but his devoted readership knows that most of the time
he is right on the money. The sport needs independent voices such as Deniss. $24 US,
Canada $26, Europe $32 and the rest of the world $37 for the year.

Dynamic Fitness.PO Box 510505 Livonia, MI 48151 (313) 425-2862. The exclusive distributors for Eleiko
Sport equipment and Adidas weightlifting apparel in the US, this company has been serving
the serious weightlifting and weight training community (individuals and institutions) for
more than a decade. If you are in the market for weightlifting shoes, need a weightlifting
suit or want to purchase Eleiko equipment anywhere in the Americas, Dynamic Fitness is
your answer. Owner Bud Charniga has run the company (as well as Sportivny
Press, which publishes many of the books that were listed in the
bibliography) from day one. A supplier to professional and college weight rooms, as well
as the individual consumer, Buds knowledge of the sport, reputation for honesty and
dedication to service is as outstanding as the companies he represents. And when you deal
with Dynamic Fitness you are dealing with the owner, a former national-level lifter who
personally trains on and tests everything he sells. Behind the scenes, Bud has promoted
the sport of weightlifting for many years as an athlete, coach, translator, athletes
representative to the USWF, meet director (he has personally run two fine national
championships) and lecturer. He has donated equipment to the USWFs/USAWs
training center and Colorado Springs, advertised in USA Weightlifting at times when no one
else has, and loaned equipment to countless meet directors of national and local
competitions. He does a great deal more behind the scenes to support weightlifting that he
would be angry at me for revealing - so I will not. I will simply say that he is one of
weightliftings true friends. The Dynamic Fitness Web site is at: www.dynamic-eleiko.com. More information on
Eleiko equipment appears in Chapter 4 of "The Weightlifting
Encyclopedia." and at the Eleiko Web site: www.eleiko.se.

Eurosport.
Eurosport is the sports TV network in Europe. Because of weightlifting's
popularity in Europe, this web site often has news of interest to weightlifters.
The link to the weightlifting page is

Gayle
Hatch Weightlifting/Strength Training. Gayle Hatch is one of the most
knowledgeable and successful weightlifting and strength coaches in US history. During the
more than 25 years that Gayle has been active as a weightlifting and strength coach his
weightlifting teams have won more than 40 national titles. He has had athletes on 3 of the
last 4 US Olympic Teams. His strength training methods, which rely heavily on the Olympic
lifts, have produced some of the finest athletes in the US. If you live anywhere near
Baton Rouge, LA, and you want to be a weightlifter or a stronger and more explosive
athlete, Gayle is the man to see: www.net-2000.net/gaylehatch.

GoHeavy.com
GoHeavy is a series of Internet forums for weight sports. One forum is dedicated
to Olympic-style weightlifting. As an essentially unmoderated forum (there are a
few rules), there are many personal and emotional exchanges not of particular
interest to those wanting to learn about weightlifting. But many of those who
post are dedicated to keeping up with the latest news in the sport and to
exchanging training ideas and the like. Consequently, there is some very useful
information on the forum. As is the case with any such forum, the knowledge
levels of those giving and receiving advice varies significantly so caveat
emptor. The forum can be found at: http://www.goheavy.com/forums/olympic/

Hawaii Kono Company
(Tommy Kono) - Offers a wonderful book by the legendary Tommy Kono
called "Weightlifting, Olympic Style". This book is truly
unique. Part autobiography, part sport psychology, part training guide and part
technical advice, this book offers wisdom accumulated by Tommy across his more
than half a century in the sport of weightlifting. While Tommy is considered one
of the greatest lifters who ever lived, he also coached Olympic teams from 3
different countries (the US included), made many stunning photographs and
invented a number of pieces of equipment. You'll find his writings fascinating.
The book can be ordered from: Hawaii Kono Company, P.O. Box 2192, Aiea, HI
96701. It costs $34.50 including S&H in the US, for Canada and Mexico add
$3.50 and for all other countries $5.50. Make checks payable to Tommy Kono.

International
Weightlifting Database. This Web site offers a wealth information on
weightlifting results. You can find World, Olympic and European Championship results.
Sub-categories include men and women and juniors and seniors. From what I can tell results
go back as far as 1989. You can also look up a specific lifter and see his or her results
in major competitions over the years. You can reach the site at:www.iat.uni-leipzig.de/weight.htm.

International
Weightlifting Federation (IWF) and World Weightlifting: The IWF is the
governing body for the sport of Weightlifting worldwide. World Weightlifting is
the"Official Magazine of the IWF and AIPS Weightlifting
Commission". An annual subscription is $35 US. The magazine and other information
regarding weightlifting can be obtained from: IWF Secretariat, 1374 Budapest Pf. 614
Hungary. World Weightlifting covers the world scene in a way
that nothing else does. Includes meet results, biographies of the champions, messages from
Messrs. Ajan and Schodl (the General Secretary and President of the IWF, respectively) and
a lot of other information. It also offers some of the best pictures in the sport
(especially the poster that is inserted in each issue). No weightlifter, coach or fan of
the sport should be without a subscription to this magazine. The IWF web site
is: www.iwf.net. .

Lost
Battalion Hall.
This is the premier gym for Olympic style Weightlifting in the NYC area. Lost
Battalion was started in 1961 by Morris Weissbrot. It has produced many champions over the years and several Weightlifting
competitions are scheduled there annually (see the "Events" page on
this Web-site for up-to-date information).. The author of The
Weightlifting Encyclopedia, Arthur Drechsler, coaches there at
least 3 times per week. Lost
Battalion is run by the Parks & Recreation department of NYC. It costs
$50.00 per year
for a general membership at "the Hall" and and additional $50.00 per year
(general membership is waived for those under 18, so the total annual cost for
them is only $50) to use the Olympic lifting facility, which features 6
weightlifting platforms and tons of bumper plates. The Lost Battalion program accepts
members of all ages and aspirations, but is particularly interested in young athletes in
their teens who are interested in achieving outstanding performance in Olympic style
Weightlifting competitions. The current hours are from 6 PM to 10PM Monday through
Thursday
and 1 PM to 5PM on Saturdays. The telephone number of the office (which is open from
9AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday) is (718) 263-1163. Lost Battalion Hall is located at 93-29 Queens Blvd. in Rego
Park NY. It is very accessible via public transportation (e.g, the R subway
train) and is close
to the LIE and Grand Central Parkways. If your are interested in Olympic lifting pay us a
visit!

Mike Burgener's Gym- Mike, a former National level lifter and now an International level coach
with the USAW, has developed a large Weightlifting club (in Bonsall CA)
and a network of coaches in Southern CA. Mike's son Casey has emerged as one of
the country's most promising young lifters and there are many other up and
coming young (and older) athletes training at his gym. His enthusiasm for the
game is terrific - you can't help but be inspired by a workout with Mike. His
club's regular hours are 4PM to 8PM Monday through Thursday and Saturdays from
10AM to 1 PM. For more information, you can visit his Web site at: http://sites.netscape.net/mikeburgener/index2.html.

Mavrik Barbell Company (formerly
known as Mav-Rik). (818) 266-0680, Fax (818) 895-9750, PO Box 7964, Van
Nuys, CA 91409-9712, e-mail: mavrik@socal.rr.com,
or visit their Web site at www.mavrikbarbell.com
Bob Hise Sr., referred to in the listing of IOL above, started this company (under the
name Mav-Rik), and a magazine called International Olympic Lifter (IOL), as an alternative
to York Barbell. Athlete, coach, administrator and tireless promoter of the sport, Bob
always supplied a helping hand to a weightlifters in need and gave far more help than he
was ever given credit for. I can recall asking Bob for permission to use his gym after a
long day of work during a business trip to California. He not only gave me permission, but
he came out to his gym at midnight to watch every lift I did. Mav-Rik has recently been
purchased (and the name has been changed to "Mavrik Barbell Company") by two
lifters who knew Mr. Hise very well - Tim Chin and Diana Fuhrman. They have vowed to
uphold the Mav-Rik tradition and have just put into production a limited supply of bars
(men's and women's) and bumper plates. Chapter 4 of "The Weightlifting
Encyclopedia" describes some of the equipment that had been produced by Mav-Rik in
the past. We wish good luck to Tim and Diana in their new venture.

OlympicLifter
- A site created by former National Champion and American Recordholder, Lea
Foreman. This site has sequences of the snatch and C&J, training information
and tons of links to others sites of interest to Olympic-style weightlifters. A
very complete and cleanly designed site at www.fdzine.com/olympiclifter

Olympic
Lifting (Weightlifting). This site, recently started by John M. Cissik
and Tony Cardella, includes articles, meet results, a calendar of coming events, a forum
for sharing ideas and links to other sites. Some of the areas of the site are under
construction at present. The site can be accessed at:www.goheavy.com/olympic.

Queensland
Weightlifting Association. While the focus of this site is Weightlifting
in Australia, there is much there for Weightlifters all over the world. You'll find
training information, gym locations, contact opportunities with other lifters worldwide
and a variety of other subjects. The site location is: www.qwa.org.

USA Weightlifting
(USAW)and Weightlifting USA. One Olympic Plaza,
Colorado Springs, CO 80909 (719) 866-4508, www.
USAWeightlifting.org. USA Weightlifting is the governing body for the sport of
weightlifting in the US. You need to be a member of the USAW if you want to participate in
competitions sanctioned by the USAW. Weightlifting USA is the
quarterly publication, of the USAW. The magazine provides information of vital interest to
all competitive weightlifters in the US. Includes the latest rules, policies and
procedures of the USAW, some articles on training and biographical material, extensive
meet results and other items of interest to pure weightlifters. The magazine comes as part
of membership in the USAW. Membership in the USAW is a must for the serious weightlifter
or coach and it is a terrific value as well. Your membership dollars support the sport in
this country while keeping you informed at the same time.

WeightliftingOnlineMagazine
- A collaborative effort driven by Marty Schnorf and Joe Prusacki, this web site
has articles on weightlifting, a message board, interviews with coaches and
athletes, links to pictures, video clips, information on clubs and more. It can
be found at: www.olmagazine.citymax.com.

World Class Coaching
LLC. This Company sells 2 videos
created by Steve Miller, the coach who started USA Weightlifting's Superheavyweight Olympian and
American Recordholder, Shane Hamman, National Champion and World Team member, Loreen
Briner-Miller, and
numerous martial arts champions. One video is dedicated to teaching the snatch
and the other the clean. Both go into great detail about the steps involved in
Miller's own unique coaching approach and his views regarding optimal technique.
www.worldclasscoachingllc.com.

World Records by Chidlovski
- The author is a former weightlifter who has prepared a list of the World
Records through the history of weightlifting and placed them online. The records
appear to be very similar to a list that the IWF published during the 70's
(updated) but they may vary in a number of areas from the latest IWF official
record history. Nevertheless, assembling the records took a great deal of work
and they will be of great interest to weightlifting fans http://www22.brinkster.com/chidlovski/l_links.asp

York Barbell Company.
PO Box 1707, York, PA, 17405-1707. Tel: (717) 767-6481. York Barbell was started
and managed by Bob Hoffman for half a century. At one time it was probably the leading
barbell and health food company in the world. Through his flagship magazine, Strength
& Health (as well as numerous other publications), Hoffman popularized
weightlifting and weight training for sport and created millions of believers in weight
training around the world. He did more than any other person to make the US a power in
world weightlifting from the 1930s through the 1960s and the importance of his influence
can be appreciated only by studying what happened to weightlifting in the US in the years
following Bobs loss of vigor and ultimate death. York Barbell has changed management
several times since Bobs death. Its current owner, Vic Standish, has recently
revamped Yorks product line. A discussion of Yorks bars and bumper plates
appears in Chapter 4 of "The Weightlifting Encyclopedia." Yorks "Hall
of Fame" (located in York, PA) is unique, with its many pictures and exhibits from
the history of the Iron Game, and its special focus on weightlifting history in the US.
Its worth a visit if you are ever near York. York has also sponsored the activities
of the USWF/USAW for many years, establishing the company as loyal friend of
weightlifting.

Organizations and Resources of a More General
Interest to the Weightlifter:

American
Drug Free Powerlifting Association. This organization sponsors drug free
powerlifting competitions (bench press, squat and deadlift as compared with the Olympic
Lifts - snatch and C&J, the latter of which are the focus of this site) throughout the
US. The site provides information on powerlifting rules, results from competitions,
training and a number of other subjects. The site address is:www.adfpa.com or www.usapowerlifting.com.

The Association of Oldetime
Barbell and Strongmen. Founded by Vic Boff, weightlifter, bodybuilder, strongman,
Iceberg Club President, health
food store owner, writer, and more, Vic did it all in the iron game and was one of the
true "keepers of the flame" for strongpersons worldwide. Vics
organization brings the factions in
the game together while at the same time acting as the voice of reason and a focus on
health and drug free performance in an era that has often supported performance at any cost.
A friend of many of the
games greats (like Bob Hoffman, Sigmund Klein, John Grimek and Milo Steinborn), he
started his association in 1982 and shortly thereafter hosted an 81st birthday
celebration for Sig Klein
in a restaurant in Queens. This celebration became an annual affair, but by
1986, the organization had grown so much in its purposes and membership that the
annual dinner was relocated to the Downtown Athletic Club in NYC. There, a
tradition of honoring the luminaries and the Iron Game annually became solidfied.
With the change in the structure of the Dowtown AC during the late 1990's, it
became necessary to move the reunion to another site, and the wonderful Marriott
Hotel in Saddle Brook NJ has been the home of the AOBS dinners since 2000. The
organization also publishes a newsletter which supports Iron Game history and
drug free training. For more information, see the organization's web
page.

A to Z Fitness
This site has articles on training and nutrition and many ads by companies that offer
products of interest to fitness buffs, but its major strength is the more than 1000 links
it offers to fitness related sites. Check it out at: www.atozfitness.com.

Bill Pearl. Bill
Pearl Enterprises, Inc., P.O. Box 1080, Phoenix, Oregon 97535. Bill Pearl is one of
bodybuilding's all time great champions and trainers of champions. He has also published
some of most extensive information available in the bodybuilding field, including his
"Keys To The Inner Universe", the most comprehensive description of bodybuilding
exercises ever created. If you want information on bodybuilding, Bill's web site is
a great place to look. You can find it at: www.billpearl.com.

Bodybuilding.comThe
developers of this site expect it to be one of the biggest bodybuilding sites on line. As
of April 17, 1999, they had many links to bodybuilding and fitness sites. Their plan
is to ultimately have such items as substantial training and nutritional information, chat
and a large on-line store.www.bodybuilding.com.

Clarence
Bass' RippedEnterprises. This is the web site
from Clarence Bass, author of the "Ripped" series of books and a number of other
books and articles regarding the minimization of body fat while maximizing muscle mass
(both important subjects for most weightlifters). You can get a sense of the ripped
experience by visiting: www.cbass.com.

Crains
Muscle World. 3803 North Bryan Road, Shawnee, OK, 74801-2314. Tel: (405)
275-3689. Ricky Crain, a many-time world and national powerlifting champion who continues
to break masters powerlifting records today, runs this company. He offers a wide
range of equipment, books and videos that are often hard to obtain elsewhere. My
experience with Rickys services has been very positive.

Dave Draper
Dave was one of the original Calfornia giants who helped publicize bodybuilding, so has
been around the Iron Game for years. Now he is sharing his insights on training and diet
on his own web site: www.davedraper.com.

Explosiveathlete.com This site was
developed by the strength coach and offers good information on sports science,
basic training and nutrition principles and a periodic "What's New"
column. The site also sells training programs for athletes. You can find it at www.explosiveathlete.com.

Fundamentals
of Strength Training for Sport. This site, created by Charles Staley,
features articles on strength training, bodybuilding, martial arts training, nutrition and
a number of other topics. There is also a message board on which FAQ's are answered and a
selected group of links to other Web sites. The address is: www.myodynamics.com.

Heavysports.com This
relatively new site is mostly made up of links to powerlifting, weightlifting,
bodybuilding and arm wrestling sites. It also sells arm wrestling videos. It is
located at: www.heavysports.com.

The
Internet's Fitness Resource. This is as huge site that covers a wide
variety of fitness and wellness subjects and has an astonishing number of links to other
sites. The June 1997 issue of The Web Magazine reportedly said "IFR is the
grandmother of all fitness link sites, which is pretty impressive when you consider that
many general fitness sites are just links."http://rampages.onramp.net/~chaz/.

Iron Man Magazine.1701 Ives Avenue, Oxnard CA, 93033. $29.97 per year. This magazine was started by
Peary and Mabel Rader in Nebraska in 1936. Peary offered a truly independent voice in the
iron game for more than 50 years. During the 60s he published another magazine called Lifting
News which was devoted completely to weightlifting and powerlifting. Mabel Rader was
the first female national-level referee in the US and was the first chairperson of the
AAUs womens weightlifting committee. She ably presided over womens
weightlifting as the first national championships were organized in 1981 and continued to
work toward the growth of womens lifting until she handed leadership of the
committee over to Judy Glenneys able hands. Iron Man is
currently published by John Balik. It contains a wide range of articles on training,
nutrition and other subjects of interest to bodybuilders and weight trainers. John
presents the views of many qualified authors with widely varying opinions in a way that
will stimulate you to think. The magazine occasionally carries articles on weightlifting.

International
Sports Sciences Association. 3920-B State Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105;
1-800-892-ISSA. The ISSA was founded in 1988 by Dr. Fred Hatfield and Dr. Sal Arria.
The institutes mission is "... to provide new and better methods and services
to the sports and fitness industries as the sciences and technologies in the respective
areas advance..." and, with respect to sports and fitness training, to "...meet
the crying need for STANDARDIZATION in the club industry." The ISSA offers home study
courses and exams leading to certifications by the organization in fitness training and
sports conditioning. Their materials for each course are well prepared by people who
typically have a great deal of practical experience in their fields as well as academic
credentials. The ISSA courses focus much more on resistance training than the majority of
certification organizations presently preparing fitness specialists. The web site of the
ISSA is: www.issa-usa.com or www.fitnesseducation.com. Dr. Fred Hatfield has his
own Web sites that are full of training and other information. Fred is known as "Dr.
Squat" because of the enormous superiority that he demonstrated in that lift on the
powerlifting platform. He squatted an unbelievable world record 1014 pounds at age 45 and
at a bodyweight of 255 (a literal handful of powerlifters have ever squatted more, and
they were much heavier and younger than Fred). So when Fred talks about building strength,
it would foolish not to listen. His sites are: www.sportstrength.com and www.drsquat.com.

Milo: A Journal For
Serious Strength Athletes. Iron Mind Enterprises, Inc. PO Box 1228, Nevada City, CA,
USA 95959. Tel. (916) 265-6725, Fax: (916) 265-4876. $29.95 per year in the US. There is
no magazine today that covers as broad a spectrum of the strength sports as Milo.
From weightlifting to stone lifting, Milo addresses it all. There are fine meet reports,
excellent biographies, training and technique guidance and a host of other information of
interest to lovers of strength worldwide. Iron Mind Enterprises, Inc.
also offers an unusual catalogue of unique items designed for weightlifters and others who
admire strength and its history (books, videos, equipment, etc.). Iron Mind's web site,
which includes late breaking news on the strength front, a partial catalogue and a
schedule of some upcoming strength events, is: www.ironmind.com.

Muscle & Fitness.The flagship publication of the Weider organization, this magazine presents the
bodybuilding scene along with many articles of general interest to weight trainers and
others interested in fitness. Joe Weider and his brother Ben are to bodybuilding what Bob
Hoffman was to weightlifting. They have tirelessly promoted bodybuilding for decades and
have contributed immensely to its becoming a worldwide phenomenon. The popularity of
weight training has been greatly enhanced by the efforts of the Weiders. Few remember that
Joe began his career as a weightlifter and he maintains a keen interest in the sport to
the current day.

MuscleMemory.Com.
This unique site has has images of the covers of most major Iron Game
publications going back to the 1st half of the 20th Century (e.g., Strength
& Health and Iron Man). There are competition results from most of the major
bodybuilding competitions going back for many decades and a number of
interesting articles on the history of bodybuilding. You'll enjoy your visit.
See www.musclememory.com

Muscle Net -
The Virtual Gym. This is a huge web site with scores of links to other
sites that are of interest to bodybuilders and others who train with weights. There are
links to sites that sell supplements, equipment, clothing, books and videos. There are
links to gyms, personal trainers, news from a wide variety of periodicals and training
advice. The Muscle Net site is: www.musclenet.com.

Muscular Development.
The very well-known health food company "Twin Labs," purchased this
publication for the York organization some years ago. They offer a diverse magazine with
some very knowledgeable contributors. This magazine ranks among the best for general
information regarding resistance exercise and nutrition.

National Bodybuilding and
Fitness Magazine (online). This online magazine publishes monthly or
bimonthly. A recent issue included articles on the anatomy and mechanics of various bench
press styles, a survey of nutrients and their application to weight training, specific
exercises to work the mid-back and abdominals. There is an area of the site that focuses
on such topics as training for beginners and advanced athletes. There are also occasional
profiles, a book list, moderated and unmoderated forums, an anatomy guide and a video
rental library club (mostly bodybuilding videos but some powerlifting). Overall, some
really good content www.nbaf.com/nbaf/home.hmtl.

New Power Step
- Mr. JJ Johnson has developed a device that he suggests can be used for
step-ups and box squats. His site has an excellent list of links to
weightlifting, powerlifting and bodybuilding sites. It can be found at: www.apexcorp.com/~jsjohnso/index.html

Patrick's Books. This
site features information from the author of "Quantum Strength and
Power Training" (a terrific book), Dr. Pat O'Shea. Pat was one of the
nation's top weightlifters in the late 1950's and early 1960's. In more recent years has
become very involved in cycling, while maintaining much of his tremendous strength, so he
understands training from the standpoints of the strength & power and endurance
athlete. He is Professor Emeritus in Exercise & Sports Science at Oregon State
University and Director for the Oregon Center for Theoretical & Applied Athletic
Strength Training and was one of the pioneers in scientific strength training and
coaching. Pat's unique combination of practical and theoretical training and experience
makes his perspective on strength and power training especially valuable. His Web site is
at:www.proaxis.com/~oshea.

Powerlifting USA.PO Box 467 Camarillo, CA 93011. One year subscription $31.95 in the US. Powerlifting
USA has for more than two decades been "the" powerlifting
magazine in the world. Editor Mike Lambert does an admirable job of maintaining neutrality
among the many (sometimes warring) powerlifting federations in the US and worldwide. He
covers meets very promptly and accurately with some great lift by lift descriptions of
what went on. There are also numerous articles on how to train and eat, as well as
biographies of the greats of powerlifting, along with those who are up and coming. In
addition, there is some nice historical material from time to time. Mike has also
published some very nice articles on Olympic lifting. I wish that we had a counterpart to
this magazine for weightlifting - no doubt it would help to increase the popularity of the
sport (as Mikes magazine has surely done for powerlifting).

Raw Power. This
site has a very large number of links to sites that are of interest to those in the Iron
Game - from bodybuilding, to powerlifting, to strongman competitions to Olympic style
Weightlifting. It can be found at: www.mv.com/ipusers/starz/RAWPOWER.

Truly
Huge - Bodybuilding, Health and Fitness. This Web site features
information for bodybuilders and others who lift weights for fitness and competition. It
has many links to other sites and a visit there will prove worthwhile for anyone
interested in the Iron Game. The site is located at: www.trulyhuge.com

WeightsNet.
This is a very large site that includes the text of an online magazine that it publishes,
TV schedules of shows of interest to those in the Iron Game, links to a wide range of
other related sites, addresses of some famous people in the field and a number of other
interesting items. The address is: www.weightsnet.com.